Matt Wilhelm Award watch list for Nov. 2

Clearview running back Drew Engle hangs on to teammate David Renftle (44) as Brooklyn linebacker Matt Crossman tries to move in for a tackle on Oct. 27. Engle has 1,430 yards and 16 touchdowns on the season.
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• Darren Anders, North Olmsted, Jr.: Rushed 15 times for 78 yards and a touchdown in a 49-7 loss to Olmsted Falls. For the season, Anders has 1,136 yards and 16 touchdowns on 165 carries and 271 yards and three touchdowns on 15 receptions on offense to go with four tackles for a loss, 10.5 sacks, an interception and two recovered fumbles on defense.

• Nick Denney, Firelands, Sr.: Rushed eight times for 94 yards and a touchdown, adding seven receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown along with an interception on defense, in a 31-13 win over Keystone. For the season, Denney has 735 yards and eight touchdowns on 77 carries, adding 707 yards and 11 touchdowns on 36 catches. He also has a kick return for a touchdown, an interception, two blocked field goals, a forced fumble and 39 tackles.

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• Drew Engle, Clearview, Jr.: Rushed 10 times for 83 yards, two touchdowns in a 46-14 win over Brooklyn. For the season, Engle has 1,430 yards, 16 touchdowns and three two-point conversions on 171 carries, adding a touchdown and 32 yards on three receptions.

• Seamus Higley, Midview, Sr.: Was 22-for-29 for 187 yards and a touchdown, adding 13 carries for 33 yards, in a 17-13 win over Avon Lake. For the season, Higley is 139-for-233 for 1,749 yards, 25 touchdowns and five interceptions, adding 218 yards and two touchdowns on 63 carries.

• Seth Hurd, Vermilion, Jr.: Was 12-for-29 for 92 yards and two interceptions in a 53-0 loss to Shelby. For the season, Hurd is 132-for-226 for 1,570 yards, 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions, adding 420 yards and five touchdowns on 92 carries and five interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 41 tackles on defense.

• Ryan Maloy, Avon, Jr.: Was 18-for-22 for 261 yards and three touchdowns, adding 92 yards and three touchdown on 10 carries, in a 63-35 win over Berea-Midpark. For the season, Maloy is 147-for-196 for 2,000 yards, 20 touchdowns and four interceptions, adding 520 yards and nine touchdowns on 71 carries.

• Trey Psota, Bay, Sr.: Rushed 10 times for 114 yards and three touchdowns, adding 10 tackles and an interception on defense, in a 34-0 win over Valley Forge. For the season, Psota has 1,050 yards and 19 touchdowns on 122 carries, adding 73 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble on defense.

• Khennedy Scagliozzo, Amherst, Jr.: Rushed 15 times for 209 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 win over Westlake. For the season, Scagliozzo has 1,744 yards and 21 touchdowns on 268 carries and four touchdown passes.

• Justin Sturgill, Lorain, Sr.: Was 2-for-7 for seven yards and a touchdown in a 28-26 win over Shaw. For the season, Sturgill is 89-for-158 for 1,287 yards, 19 touchdowns and two interceptions to go with five passes for two-point conversions, adding 62 carries for 289 yards and three touchdowns.

• Shomari Williams, North Ridgeville, Sr.: Rushed 23 times for 193 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-11 win against Lakewood. For the season, Williams has 1,591 yards and 17 touchdowns on 234 carries, adding a pick-six, a forced fumble and three tackles for a loss — including two sacks — on defense.

• Devan Yarber, Oberlin, Sr.: Rushed 28 times for 288 yards, three touchdowns and a two-point conversion, adding 16 tackles and three interceptions — two returned for touchdowns — on defense. For the season, Yarber is 34-for-78 for 622 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions, adding 1,542 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine two-point conversions on 184 carries. On defense, he has 66 tackles (three for a loss) and four interceptions — two of which were returned for touchdowns.

The Matt Wilhelm Award will be presented during a special edition of Varsity Chalk Talk at The Hooley House, 24940 Sperry Drive, Westlake, on Nov. 14. The show starts at 7 p.m.

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